2012职称英语综合A类阅读理解完全解析一

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Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep，researchers say，is the complexity of the day．
9 ]6 H/ j$ C0 `, b+ RWhenever pressures from work，family，friends and community mount，many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his program． "In our society，you're considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours' sleep．If you've got to get 8．5 hours，people think you lack drive and ambition．''
) R/ u$ `" c2 ]) U4 J8 LTo determine the consequences of sleep deficit，researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them，for instance，to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier．"We've found that if you're in sleep deficit． performance suffers，"says Dr．David．"Short·term memory is weakened，as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate."
The word "subjects" in line 6 refers to _______
: m# e- u% X) U4 o2 F1 ]" f  vA the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficit
B special branches of knowledge that are being studied
C people whose behavior or reactions are being studied
D the psychological consequences of sleep deficit
本题考了一个熟悉的词subject。它是一个多义词，可以表示"题目""科目"等。但这此义项在这里都不合适。要确定它的意思，最关键的是要准确弄清它所在句子前后部分的意思和关系。这句话前一部分说，要确定睡眠不足引起的后果，研究人员让 通过一系列的心理和能力的测验，要求them 将几栏数字加起来或回忆几分钟前所听到过的文章。所以，这里subjects是人，是"正在被研究的对象"。选项C是正确答案。